Hidden Depth
It didn't take me long to realize what story I wanted to tell after reading the description of this challenge. As soon as I reached the sentence: "Something you felt in your chest," I experienced a sudden, unsettling sensation in my body that transported me back in time. Not only was my mind filled with vivid images of that day, but I also felt a familiar, suffocating tightness in my chest. It was as if I was underwater again, panicking and releasing the last bubbles of air from my lungs, which floated to the surface as I feared I wouldn't make it back. For a moment, I felt ashamed to share that experience, worried it might make me seem emotionally unstable or unprofessional. However, a gentle shift toward self-compassion that occurred within me that day allowed me to speak openly about it.
